PNWSGNA BOARD MEETING MINUTES
December 6, 2003
FEDERAL WAY VIRGINIA MASON
Present:
Mary Kay Davis, Jeanne Ronk, Darlene Buckley, Shanna Mosher, Linda Fortney, Heather
Blyth-Foss, Joan Jahraus, Jill Ragsdale, Cathi Dodson, and Bill Smiley. The meeting was
called to order at 0905. Minutes from the September 13, 2003 meeting were reviewed and
approved.
Introductions:
New Board members were introduced; Darlene Buckley is incoming Secretary and Shanna
Mosher is the incoming Treasurer. Welcome!!
Treasurer’s Report:
Checking Account Balance:
$ 15,213.65
CD
$12,054.37 (Matures 4-23-04 $12,209.40)
Money Market Account Balance
$13,022.48
2003 PNWSGNA Income:
$37,163.87
2003 PNWSGNA Expenses:
$30,352.96
Net Profit:
$ 6,810.91
Spokane Fall Conference:
The final registration count was 211 attendees.
Fall Conference Income:
$28,190.00
Fall Conference Expenses:
$19,130.00
Net Profit
$ 9,060.00
Course Evaluation Summaries were reviewed. Each speaker received a thank you letter and a
summary/score for his objectives met.
The original registrations and evaluations will be shredded.
New Business:
Cathi Dodson sent the annual SGNA rechartering requirements in the first week of December
The Board has approved the purchase of a 600-minute phone card to be used by Board Members
for SGNA/PNWSGNA business. Jeanne will be shopping for and purchasing the best deal.
A Committee/Board Position Data Form was presented by Cathi Dodson and approved. Annually
and at the time of any change in information each Board Member will complete and sign this
form. The PNWSGNA Secretary will keep them until the year-end.
The Board approved a PNWSGNA Post Fall Conference Evaluation Form. This will be a
valuable resource of data from past conferences as to what worked, was well received and what
had not been helpful. The President will keep this information in an individual binder.
Information will be filled out each year by the President with input from summary evaluations and
other Board members.
Discussion was held on standardizing the Registration Form for Fall Conferences. The form
should include space for registrant’s name, title, phone number, employer’s name and phone
number. This will be discussed further at future meetings.
The 2004 Fall Conference will be held October 1 & 2 at the Red Lion Hotel in Olympia, WA.
Postcards with transportation information will be mailed to PNWSGNA members three months
prior to conference date.
At this time Boise, ID is expressing interest in having a 2-region conference in spring, 2005.
Profits and responsibilities will be shared between PNWSGNA and the Idaho region.
The Board has approved a new position of Director at Large. Currently we have two and we will
add a third position. The New position will be for 2 years and be voted on in our next balloting.
Montana, Oregon and Alaska will then each be represented by their Director at Large.
Our Region’s bylaws need to be reviewed by a lawyer in each state included in the region. The
Directors at Large will be responsible for their state and Jeanne Ronk will be responsible for
the State of Washington.
There has been much discussion in regards to updating and revising our website and newsletter.
Bill and Jeanne are pursuing a new logo. Bill will present a new format for the Website/Newletter
at the January meeting. We would like the ability to delete and update information on the
Website in a timely manner. We are also considering a hardcopy of our newsletter. The cost of a
hardcopy would be taken care of through sponsorship. The Board has approved Precision
Endoscopy of America, Inc. (PEA) as our sponsor.
Certification:
Two certification tests will be offered in 2004. The RN certification test will be offered in
Portland in May. An October recertification test for LPN/LVN’s will be offered. The site has not
yet been decided.
CBGNA offers a 2-day review course for recertification, a workbook separate from the Core
Curriculum is included. The fee for the course is dependent upon the number of attendees and
possible sponsorship. Sheryl is looking into the feasibility of offering a review course in our area.
The meeting was adjourned at 1115.
The next Board Meeting will be held on January 10, 2004 at Renton Valley Internal Medicine.
Minutes respectfully submitted by Secretary Mary Kay Davis, RN, CGRN, BSN.
New Business:
